Black people are dramatically over-represented in Canada’s prison system, making up 8.6 of the federal prison population, despite the fact they make up only 3 percent of the population. What is more, between 2003 and 2013, the incarceration rate among Black people increased by nearly 90 percent.

Anthony Morgan says the targeted policing of Black people in Canada isn’t only happening through the justice system. It’s also taking place in our education, child welfare and health care systems.

Morgan is a lawyer at Falconers LLP. His practice focuses on state accountability litigation. He is also an advocate and commentator on Canadian multiculturalism, racism and critical race theory.

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Photo: Signages on display as Black Lives Matter protesters continue to occupy the courtyard at the Toronto Police Headquarter on College Street in Toronto on April 1, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Dominic Chan.

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